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CHAPTER 2. Regulations Governing Elections in Cities [10200. - 10266.]

Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.

§§ 10200–10266 · 39 sections

  1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 10200–10201 · 2 sections
    • § 10200 This chapter shall be liberally construed to promote its objects, and no error, omission or irregularity shall invalidate an election if there has been a…
    • § 10201 A proposition may be submitted at a regular election, or a special election may be called, by ordinance or resolution, for the purpose of voting on a…
  2. ARTICLE 1.2. The Congressional Term Limits Act §§ 10204.1–10204.11 · 11 sections
    • § 10204.1 It is the official position of the People of the State of California that our elected officials should vote to enact, by amendment to the U.S. Constitution,…
    • § 10204.2 It is the will of the People of the State of California that application be made to Congress on behalf of the People of California and the California…
    • § 10204.3 The California Legislature, due to the desire of the People of the State of California to establish term limits on the Congress of the United States, is hereby…
    • § 10204.4 Each state legislator is hereby instructed to use all of his or her delegated powers to pass the Article V application to Congress set forth in Section…
    • § 10204.5 (a) As provided in this act, at each election for the office of United States Representative, United States Senator, State Senator, or Member of the Assembly,…
    • § 10204.6 Each member of the California congressional delegation is hereby instructed to use all of his or her delegated powers to pass the Congressional Term Limits…
    • § 10204.7 All primary, general, and special election ballots shall have the information “DISREGARDED VOTERS’ INSTRUCTION ON TERM LIMITS” printed adjacent to the name of…
    • § 10204.8 The information “DISREGARDED VOTERS’ INSTRUCTION ON TERM LIMITS” may not appear adjacent to the names of a candidate for Congress if the Congressional Term…
    • § 10204.9 Notwithstanding any other provision of California law, (a) A nonincumbent candidate for the office of U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator, State Senator, or…
    • § 10204.10 At such time as the Congressional Term Limits Amendment set forth in Section 10204.2 has become part of the U.S. Constitution, this article automatically shall…
    • § 10204.11 Severability. If any portion, clause, or phrase of this act is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the…
  3. ARTICLE 2. Nomination of Candidates §§ 10220–10230 · 15 sections
    • § 10220 Candidates may be nominated for any of the elective offices of the city in the following manner: Not earlier than the 113th day nor later than the 88th day…
    • § 10220.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a candidate shall not file nomination papers for more than one municipal office or term of office for the same…
    • § 10221 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the signatures to each nomination paper shall be appended on the same sheet of paper, and each signer shall add his…
    • § 10222 Every nomination paper shall have annexed an affidavit of the person who circulated it, to the effect that he or she saw written all the signatures appended…
    • § 10223 Each nomination paper shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy pursuant to Section 10226.3.
    • § 10224 All nomination papers shall be filed with the city elections official during regular business hours as posted, not later than the 88th day before the election.…
    • § 10224.5 No later than three days before the deadline for submission of nomination papers for a municipal election, the city elections official shall post on the city’s…
    • § 10225 (a) Notwithstanding Sections 10220 and 10224, if nomination papers for an incumbent officer of the city are not filed by or on the 88th day before the…
    • § 10226 (a) The nomination paper shall be in substantially the following form: NOMINATION PAPER I, the undersigned signer for ______ for nomination to the office of…
    • § 10226.3 (a) The declaration of candidacy by a candidate shall be substantially as follows: DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY I hereby declare myself a candidate for nomination…
    • § 10226.5 The Secretary of State shall establish uniform filing forms for candidates to use when filing nomination papers pursuant to Section 10226 and a declaration of…
    • § 10227 All forms required for nomination and election to all municipal offices shall be furnished only by the city elections official during regular business hours.…
    • § 10228 A filing fee proportionate to the costs of processing a candidate’s nomination papers or a candidate’s supplemental nomination papers filed pursuant to…
    • § 10229 (a) If, by the 88th day, during normal business hours as posted, before the day fixed for a regularly scheduled municipal election or the 83rd day before the…
    • § 10230 If the date of a general municipal election is changed by municipal ordinance pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10403.5 or by charter, the period to file…
  4. ARTICLE 3. Conduct of Elections §§ 10240–10243 · 4 sections
    • § 10240 The city elections official shall have the necessary ballots printed and shall procure and furnish to the election officers the necessary supplies and…
    • § 10241 Before opening the polls, the election officers shall sign a declaration to discharge faithfully the duties of an election officer, before the inspector or…
    • § 10242 The polls shall be open on the day of election between the hours that the governing body determines, but not less than eight consecutive hours. The hours of…
    • § 10243 A majority of the members of any precinct board shall be present at the polling place at all times while the polling place is open.
  5. ARTICLE 4. Canvass of Ballots and Returns §§ 10260–10266 · 7 sections
    • § 10260 The votes shall be counted, the result of the votes cast shall be posted, the supplies and records of the election shall be returned to the city elections…
    • § 10261 The city elections official, or a canvassing board appointed by him or her, shall count the votes cast by vote by mail voters. The city elections official or…
    • § 10262 The canvass shall be conducted by the elections official. Sections 15302 and 15303 shall govern the conduct of the canvass. Upon the completion of the canvass,…
    • § 10263 Upon the completion of the canvass and before installing the new officers, the governing body shall adopt a resolution reciting the fact of the election and…
    • § 10264 As soon as the result of the election is declared, the elections official of the governing body shall enter on its records a statement of the result. The…
    • § 10265 The elections official shall immediately sign and deliver to each person elected a certificate of election. He or she shall also administer to each person…
    • § 10266 Recount of votes in municipal elections shall be governed by Article 1 (commencing with Section 15600) of Chapter 12 of Division 15.